I'VE BEEN WANTING TO HEAD OUT TO neighboring Yucca Valley to try out La Copine after hearing good things about it from my friend Miles. My sister, Harrison, and I finally had the opportunity to eat there last weekend, and it was just as delicious and beautiful as I'd hoped. Everything we ordered was amazing (especially the coffee sugar beignets!), and the staff was super friendly as well; our server even ran out to his car to give Harrison a sheet of dinosaur stickers.

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There are also some other great shops along TwentyninePalms where we stopped after our meal, like The End and BKB ceramics. It's definitely a great place to explore on the way to Joshua Tree if you haven't already!